"soon ended in divorce, then to Joan Peart,who died in 1989 after 40 years of marriage, and finally to Helen Christie, who died in 1995. He had two stepdaughters, one each from the second and third marriages. Barron remained active in the profession until his death at the age of 83. John Barron (actor) John Barron (24 December 1920 – 3 July 2004) was an English actor. Although Barron was a familiar face on British television from the 1950s, he is best remembered for his role in the BBC comedy ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79) playing C"
"and Gaiters"", ""The Saint"", ""Department S"", ""Doomwatch"", ""Timeslip"", ""Potter"", ""To the Manor Born"", ""Whoops Apocalypse"" and ""Yes Minister"". Although he had long-running roles in popular dramas like the police series ""Softly, Softly"" (where he played the assistant chief constable between 1967–69), his best known role was in the situation comedy ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"", which began in 1976, and starred Leonard Rossiter as the title character. Barron's character, CJ (Charles Jefferson), was Perrin's overbearing boss, famous for the catchphrase ""I didn't get where I am today by..."". He even used this in a TV commercial filmed for"
"Geoffrey Palmer (actor) Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, (born 4 June 1927) is an English actor known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in ""Butterflies"" (1978–83) and Lionel Hardcastle in ""As Time Goes By"" (1992–2005). His film appearances include ""A Fish Called Wanda"" (1988), ""The Madness of King George"" (1994), ""Mrs. Brown"" (1997), and ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" (1997). Palmer's early television appearances included a variety of roles in Granada Television's ""The Army Game"", two episodes of ""The Baron"" and as a property agent in ""Cathy Come Home""."
"Jack Perrin Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin, July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film ""Luke's Lost Liberty"" alongside Harold Lloyd. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself,"
"Colin Edwynn Colin Edwynn (23 September 1933 – 31 October 2018) was an actor who appeared as PC Jimmy Conway in the British television soap opera ""Coronation Street"" between 1967 and 1972. He appeared in several episodes of the long running BBC Radio comedy ""The Clitheroe Kid"" as Mr Humphrey Brocklebank. He has also appeared in the television series ""Bergerac"" and ""Heartbeat"". Edwynn had a minor role to play in the television situation-comedy series ""Dinnerladies"" as the character Bert (Season 2; Episode 1: ""Catering""). Since 1981 he has run the Queen's Head pub in Tebworth, Bedfordshire. There is a very"
"television series ""Jesus of Nazareth"", and starred in films such as the 1978 version of ""The Thirty-Nine Steps"" and later the BBC medical series ""Holby City"" in the 2000s and 2010s. The ministerial antagonist to the Doomwatch team, determined to keep the department following the government line, was played by John Barron, better known as 'CJ' from the comedy series ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". Other members of the cast were: Philip Bond as Inspector Drew, Joby Blanshard as Colin Bradley, Wendy Hall as Pat Hunnisett, Vivien Sherrard as Barbara Mason, John Nolan as Geoff Hardcastle, John Bown"
"Allen Payne Allen Payne (born July 7, 1968) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as C.J. Payne on ""Tyler Perry's House of Payne"" television series (2006–2012). Payne is also known for his portrayal of Gerald ""Gee Money"" Wells; the drug lord sidekick opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film ""New Jack City"". Payne was born Allen Roberts in the Harlem area of New York City, to Allen Roberts and Barbara Reeves. Payne is the oldest of two children although he has many close family and friends he considers to be siblings. Roberts attended Pennsauken"
"Larramie ""Doc"" Shaw and China Anne McClain. Allen Payne Allen Payne (born July 7, 1968) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as C.J. Payne on ""Tyler Perry's House of Payne"" television series (2006–2012). Payne is also known for his portrayal of Gerald ""Gee Money"" Wells; the drug lord sidekick opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film ""New Jack City"". Payne was born Allen Roberts in the Harlem area of New York City, to Allen Roberts and Barbara Reeves. Payne is the oldest of two children although he has many close family and friends he"
"character roles until a short time before his death. Perrin was active in off-camera work in television commercials, prompting one newspaper article to include the comment ""Vic Perrin is one actor who makes more money when he's not seen on camera than when he is."" He was married to Rita and had a son, George, and a stepson, Steven. Perrin died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1989, aged 73. Vic Perrin Victor Herbert Perrin (April 26, 1916 – July 4, 1989) was an American actor, best remembered for having provided the ""Control Voice"""
"In April 2018, Hesseman was seen promoting the ""WKRP in Cincinnati"" television series and other classic television series on the MeTV television network. Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor best known for playing DJ Dr. Johnny Fever on ""WKRP in Cincinnati"", Captain Pete Lassard in """", Sam Royer on ""One Day at a Time"" and schoolteacher Charlie Moore on ""Head of the Class"". Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, the son of Edna (née Forster) and George Henry Hesseman. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother and"
"Churchill in 1960. The couple had two daughters, Jemma and Polly, and lived for many years in Primrose Hill, North London. Donald Churchill died on set in 1991 after filming his final episode of ""El C.I.D."" for Granada Television in which he played the irascible harbour master Metcalf. Jemma Churchill is also an actress and Polly Churchill is a writer. Yates had three grandchildren. Pauline Yates died in London, on 21 January 2015, aged 85. Pauline Yates Pauline Lettice Yates (16 June 1929 – 21 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC"
"Ted Hamilton Edward Leslie Hamilton (OAM) (born 1937), billed as Ted Hamilton is an Australian singer, composer, playwright, entrepreneur and actor. He is possibly best known for playing the Pirate King in ""The Pirate Movie"" and police constable Kevin Dwyer in ""Division 4"" (1969–73). More recently, he played Merlin in the TV series ""Guinevere Jones"". Among his many other acting credits are ""Homicide"", ""The Love Boat"", ""M*A*S*H"", ""The Six Million Dollar Man"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", """", and ""Rafferty's Rules"". In 1955, hailed as a teenage singing sensation, Hamilton began performing in nightclubs, and live on national radio. He guest starred on"
"Perrin married silent film actress Josephine Hill in 1920 and the two divorced in 1937. Perrin suffered a heart attack and died December 17, 1967, aged 71. Jack Perrin Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin, July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting"
"Clifton James George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor, best known for his roles as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the ""James Bond"" films ""Live and Let Die"" (1973) and ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974), the sheriff in ""Silver Streak"" (1976), a Texas tycoon in ""The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training"" (1977), as the owner of the scandalous 1919 Chicago White Sox baseball team in ""Eight Men Out"" (1988), and earlier in his acting career as a prison floorwalker in ""Cool Hand Luke"" (1967). James was born in"
"Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his greatest fame for his television comedy roles, most notably starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series ""Rising Damp"" from 1974 to 1980, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" from 1976 to 1979. Rossiter was born on 21 October 1926 in Wavertree, Liverpool, the second son of Elizabeth (née Howell) and John Rossiter. The family lived over the barber shop owned by his father. He was educated"
"Richard Devon Richard Devon (December 11, 1926 – February 26, 2010) was an American character actor best known for his roles in television and film. Devon was born in Glendale, California. Beginning in the 1950s he was employed as a character actor in many Four Star Television television series but not exclusively. For instance, he appeared also in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, ""Colt .45"" in the guest-starring role of Ed Pike in the 1959 episode ""Yellow Terror"". Devon's lengthy television credits include ""Richard Diamond, Private Detective"" (three episodes), ""The Rifleman"", ""The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"", ""Johnny Ringo"""
"Jack Betts Jack Richard Nelson Betts (born April 11, 1929), also credited as Hunt Powers, is an American actor of film, stage, and television. A member of the Actors Studio, he started his career as a leading man in spaghetti westerns, before taking a career in supporting roles in American films. Betts portrayed Chris Devlin in the CBS mystery series ""Checkmate"" (1960-1962). He also played Mr. Fisher, an 80-year-old man on ""One Life to Live"". Among his numerous television appearances were four roles on the CBS drama series ""Perry Mason"", including the role of Bert Nickols in the 1961 episode,"
"one script for that show. Perrin was a series regular on the anthology radio drama ""Family Theatre,"" played Ross Farnsworth on ""One Man's Family"" and was Sergeant Gorse in ""Fort Laramie"" in 1956. Perrin, uncredited to the listeners, impersonated Clyde Beatty on The ""Clyde Beatty Show"". He performed several characters in ""Escape"", ""Pete Kelly's Blues"", ""Dragnet (radio series)"", and ""Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"". One of Perrin's first television roles was in a 1953 episode of ""Adventures of Superman"" titled ""The Golden Vulture,"" where he played a hapless sailor on board a freighter run by a self-styled pirate. He made 16"
"alternating ""great/super""; and Perrin's brother-in-law Major Jimmy Anderson, an army officer with no grasp of organisation or leadership, coming to eat because of a ""bit of a cock-up on the catering front"" (caused in the original novel by his wife's alcoholism). The first series included the character of Mark Perrin, Reggie's son, played by David Warwick. However, David Nobbs felt he diverted the comedy from Reggie, so he was written out by going on tour with a theatre group in Africa. Although mainly produced on video and shot on studio sets, the series also incorporated innovative surreal escapism through film"
"Tony Osoba Tony Osoba (born 15 March 1947) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Jim 'Jock' McClaren in the popular 1970s British sitcom ""Porridge"". He also appeared in its sequel ""Going Straight"". Osoba was the first black Scottish actor to appear on primetime television when he appeared in the series. Since then, he has appeared twice in ""Coronation Street"", first as Wesley McGregor in 1982, and secondly as Mike Baldwin's boss Peter Ingram for a few episodes in 1990, before the character was killed off. Born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, he had an early ambition to"
"Gordon Jump Alexander Gordon Jump (April 1, 1932 – September 22, 2003) was an American actor best known as the clueless radio station manager Arthur ""Big Guy"" Carlson in the TV series ""WKRP in Cincinnati"" and the incompetent ""Chief of Police Tinkler"" in the sitcom ""Soap"". Jump's most memorable guest starring role was on a two-part episode of the 1980s sitcom ""Diff'rent Strokes"", where he portrayed a pedophile who attempts to molest main characters Arnold and his friend, Dudley. He also played the ""Maytag Repairman"" in commercials for Maytag brand appliances, from 1989 until his retirement from the role in"
"Buster Keaton. David Anthony Higgins David Anthony Higgins (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles of Craig Feldspar on ""Malcolm in the Middle"", Joe on ""Ellen"", and Reginald Bitters on ""Big Time Rush"". He also recurred on the television series ""Mike & Molly"" as Harry. David Anthony Higgins was born on December 9, 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa, one of five children of Marian Higgins (née Coppola; 1932–2011) and Harold Higgins, who was a janitor at West Des Moines schools. After receiving encouragement from a fourth grade teacher, he won a scholarship"
"the stage in two plays Clever Soldiers, and A Family And A Fortune, with Alec Guinness. Bruce Bould Bruce Bould (born in June 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English actor. Bould began his acting career aged 17 at the Birmingham Repertory, before joining RADA. Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"". In 1972 he met and married Theresa Watson who plays David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four. Other TV credits include ""Z-Cars"", ""The Good Life"", ""The New Avengers"", ""To the Manor Born"", ""Shelley"", ""Howards' Way"", ""Drop"
"Larry Sherman (actor) Larry Sherman (c. 1923 – August 26, 2017) was an American actor, television writer, former sports journalist, and publicist. On screen, Sherman, a New York City-based actor, was best known for his recurring role as Judge Colin Fraser in ""Law & Order"", as well as films like North by Northwest (1959) and ""Midnight Cowboy"" (1969). Off screen, Sherman served as the head writer of the television game show, ""The Joker's Wild"" during its original run on CBS in the 1970s. In 1982, Sherman was hired by businessman Donald Trump as the head of public relations for the"
"God"" (1992–94). Other television appearances include ""Foyle's War"": ""War Games"" (2003) as James Philby, as the pilot of a doomed holiday jet in the ""Casualty"" episode ""Cascade"" (1992), and as Mark's careers guiadance counsellor and therapist in the ""Peep Show (TV Series)"" episode ""Dream Job"" (2003). Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor, prominent in 1970s television. Preece was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He played Tom Patterson in the first two series of ""The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"" (1976–77) and ""The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin"" (1996) and also had a role in the"
"Ken Mayer Ken Mayer (June 25, 1918 – January 30, 1985) was an American actor. He appeared in the television series' ""Space Patrol"", ""Father Knows Best"", ""Whirlybirds"", ""Harbor Command"", ""Casey Jones"", ""Richard Diamond, Private Detective"", ""Adventures of Superman"", ""Jefferson Drum"", ""Cimarron City"", ""The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin"", ""Rescue 8"", ""Yancy Derringer"", ""Trackdown"", ""The Alaskans"", ""Black Saddle"", ""Wanted Dead or Alive"", ""Sugarfoot"", ""Johnny Ringo"", ""Overland Trail"", ""Law of the Plainsman"", ""The Texan"", ""Peter Gunn"", ""Two Faces West"", ""Cheyenne"", ""Maverick"", ""The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"", ""Bat Masterson"", ""Rawhide"", ""Wagon Train"", ""My Favorite Martian"", ""The Virginian"", ""Death Valley Days"", ""Bonanza"""
"with his wife Elizabeth, they are inundated by entreating houseguests. Written by David Knobbs. Cast: Leonard Rossiter as Reggie Perrin, Pauline Yates as Elizabeth Perrin, Sue Nicholls as Joan Greengross, John Barron as CJ, Trevor Adams as Tony Webster, John Horsley as Doc Morrissey, Geoffrey Palmer as Jimmy Anderson, and Michael Ripper as the tramp. Cast: Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough as Cissie and Ada. Directed by Ernest Maxin; produced by Robin Nash. Humphrey wishes the Minister a happy Christmas in civil servant style. Written by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay; directed by Sydney Lotterby. Cast: Nigel Hawthorne as Sir"
"years, English actor Terry Kieley. Gerard Kelly Gerard Kelly (born Paul Kelly; 27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, including ""City Lights"", ""Rab C Nesbitt"", ""Scotch and Wry"" and ""Extras"". He had more serious roles as well, including PC David Gallagher in ""Juliet Bravo"" (1981), the villainous Jimmy in ""EastEnders"" (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan in ""Brookside"" (1997–2000). Kelly had a small part in the critically acclaimed film ""Comic Strip Presents... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door"" (1987). In 1983 Kelly was featured in ""Killer"", the pilot episode of the crime"
"Roger Perry Roger Perry (May 7, 1933 – July 12, 2018) was an American film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950s. He served as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the early 1950s. In the 1960–1961 television season, Perry portrayed attorney Jim Harrigan, Jr. in ""Harrigan and Son"". He guest-starred on numerous American television series from the 1950s through the 1980s. His first television appearance was as Ted Jarvis in the 1958 episode ""Paper Bullets"" of the syndicated crime drama, ""U.S. Marshal"". He appeared with James Coburn and John Dehner in the"
"Pernell Roberts Pernell Elven Roberts, Jr. (May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010) was an American stage, film and television actor, as well as a singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son Adam Cartwright on the Western television series ""Bonanza"" (1959–1965), and as chief surgeon Dr. John McIntyre, the title character on ""Trapper John, M.D."" (1979–1986). Roberts was also known for his lifelong activism, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring whites to portray"
"They have a son, former Major League Baseball player Conor Jackson, and a daughter, Katherine. John M. Jackson John Murice Jackson (born June 1, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series ""JAG"" and also as a special guest star on its spinoff ""NCIS"" and recurring cast to its spinoff """". John was forced to use his middle initial ""M."" for his professional name because there was already a ""John Jackson"" registered with the Screen Actors Guild when he joined the union and SAG rules prohibit two or more members"
"on incidents at actual stations along the railway from Norbiton and Kingston to Waterloo. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels written by David Nobbs. He also adapted them for a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It was produced from 1976 to 1979. He adapted the screenplay for the first series from the novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald ""Reggie"" Perrin, who reveals"
"Gerard Kelly Gerard Kelly (born Paul Kelly; 27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, including ""City Lights"", ""Rab C Nesbitt"", ""Scotch and Wry"" and ""Extras"". He had more serious roles as well, including PC David Gallagher in ""Juliet Bravo"" (1981), the villainous Jimmy in ""EastEnders"" (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan in ""Brookside"" (1997–2000). Kelly had a small part in the critically acclaimed film ""Comic Strip Presents... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door"" (1987). In 1983 Kelly was featured in ""Killer"", the pilot episode of the crime drama series ""Taggart"". In 2005"